Man V. Food: 2nd Season - Page 5

Ravenous · 09-25-09, 04:40 AM

Had a buddy from Philly and he made me a cheesesteak (he use to work at one of the places) and I said it looked ugly with the wiz and got pissed at me. Than he served me one of the best damn cheese steaks I have ever had.

mkdevo · 09-25-09, 11:17 AM

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One thing has kinda bothered me about this season. Most of the challenges seem to have been made up just to get the show to come there. I think most or all of the challenges this season have only been in existence for the last year or so.

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It's nice to know that the "first time" challenge thing is bothering somebody else ... the guy who created it hadn't even tried it! I seriously found myself wondering if Adam was going to take a dive just to "build up" the challenge.

that whole final segment in philly bothered me. i hope adam and the cheesesteak guy were old friends or something, cause that guy seemed way too happy - like all he wanted was his 15 minutes of fame or something. usually it's adam who is super happy to be eating at a legendary restaurant or whatever, and the owners just go about their business, but it was quite clear that this guy was more psyched to be on Man V. Food. i didn't appreciate his attention-whoring and doing the whole challenge and interview at the end side by side with adam. that guy sucked.

Red Dog · 09-25-09, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mkdevo

that whole final segment in philly bothered me. i hope adam and the cheesesteak guy were old friends or something, cause that guy seemed way too happy - like all he wanted was his 15 minutes of fame or something. usually it's adam who is super happy to be eating at a legendary restaurant or whatever, and the owners just go about their business, but it was quite clear that this guy was more psyched to be on Man V. Food. i didn't appreciate his attention-whoring and doing the whole challenge and interview at the end side by side with adam. that guy sucked.

Tony Luke is pretty famous already....well beyond the 15 minutes variety. He took on Bobby Flay in a cheesesteak competition on Throwdown.

mkdevo · 09-25-09, 11:45 AM

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Tony Luke is pretty famous already....well beyond the 15 minutes variety. He took on Bobby Flay in a cheesesteak competition on Throwdown.

well, still seemed like a bit of an attention whore.

whotony · 09-25-09, 11:50 AM

Tony Luke also has a movie connection.
He's in them and produces them.

In Philly his steak shop is just as famous as the "big two" Geno's and Pat's.

And that cheesesteak challenge was completely made up for the show.
It isn't even listed on their website as a item and it never existed before that show.

But from what I could tell and they said it was equal to 6 steaks, It looked more like the same as ordering 3 steaks with extra meat.

Also I guess I'm calling out Adam on this one and even more Tony Luke.
there was no way that challenge was a tough one.
Adam almost finished in half the time and Tony Luke should have finished.
I think they were making it look harder then it was so it didn;'t look to be a lame challenge.

Also wiz is the cheese of choice but provo or american is also acceptable and preffered by many.

Officer Cartman · 09-25-09, 02:13 PM

I've eaten at Tony Luke's before, but only their Roast Pork sandwich.. How do their cheesesteaks stack up against Pats and Genos?

whotony · 09-25-09, 02:17 PM

Out of those three I would eat at Pat's then Geno's.
When we were younger we would go to Pat's then genos and eat at least one steak from both places, usually after a game.

not a fan of Luke's.
the role is a little crispier but falls apart quickly.
I'm tempted to do the challenge though, I wonder what he charges for it.

Luke's does have a huge following and i know poeple who prefer it over both the other two.

Red Dog · 09-25-09, 02:33 PM

I've only had Pat's before, but I would like to try the cheesesteak that Tony made in the Bobby Flay Throwdown episode. I think he called it an Italian Cheesesteak - it had broccoli rabe and provolone.

LickTheABCs · 09-25-09, 02:38 PM

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Out of those three I would eat at Pat's then Geno's.

I'd take Steve's over all three of 'em.

Abob Teff · 09-26-09, 12:53 AM

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I'm tempted to do the challenge though, I wonder what he charges for it.

That brings up an interesting question that I often wonder about ... how much would each of the challenges cost?

Me007gold · 10-09-09, 08:40 PM

You can see adam get fatter as the season goes on.

Deftones · 10-09-09, 08:45 PM

that chili one didn't look too bad. i mean, he's getting pretty good at spicy challenges. either that or everyone else who does those challenges are a bunch of pussies.

Red Dog · 10-09-09, 08:59 PM

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that chili one didn't look too bad. i mean, he's getting pretty good at spicy challenges. either that or everyone else who does those challenges are a bunch of pussies.

I'm sure the toilet he was no doubt intimate with the next day agrees.

SPiRAL · 10-09-09, 11:32 PM

Why is he always wearing a jacket ? To make him look slimmer ? I love this show.

collven · 10-10-09, 02:55 AM

I don't know if it's him, or the editing, but they are getting better at making it look like he's going to fail when he ends up winning, and vice versa.

He was really milking the difficulty of the chili challenge at first, then he just tore through 4 more bowls.

Original Desmond · 10-10-09, 07:38 AM

i always find my favourite food items are not from the main challenge

in this last ep i love the horseshoe sandwiches, burger, chips, cheese sauce and topping, yum !

Abob Teff · 10-10-09, 12:44 PM

Desmond, are you here in Central IL too?

I don't know about the chilli challenge, since we've never been to Joe Rogers before ... we have been to Cozy Dog (although I missed that part of the episode) and D'Arcy's Pint though.

I wondered the same thing about the chilli challenge -- if he was milking it or not -- the bowls didn't look very full or very big, so I don't think the quantity got him like he said. I would guess, based on the numbers before him, that it must be pretty hot (though that doesn't seem to come from fresh ingredients like most of the challenges). It looked awful greasy to me ...

Red Dog · 10-16-09, 11:38 AM

Impressive that Adam put away that 6 lbs of food/shake in 30 minutes in Boise.

That being said, I didn't find any of the featured dishes in the Boise episode particularly appetizing.

DC should be interesting next episode. I have no idea what food challenges are around here. I figure he'll go to Ben's Chili Bowl for one segment.

Ravenous · 10-16-09, 04:48 PM

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Impressive that Adam put away that 6 lbs of food/shake in 30 minutes in Boise..

Mainly because he kept talking. I actually heard him getting fatter.

Cardiff Giant · 10-16-09, 05:19 PM

I saw Adam today in Hartford, CT, he was doing a challenge at Woody's hotdogs. I was going to eat there but the place was packed in anticipation of Adam. He's much thinner in person than he looks on TV, they were setting up a shot outside when I left and I glanced over and gave him a quick nod. So it sounds like this is on stop he'll do next season.

I have no idea how he can do these challenges but damn is it entertaining.

mkdevo · 10-21-09, 05:28 PM

really upset to find out he was apparently all over CT last week and i knew nothing about it.

Cardiff Giant · 10-21-09, 06:24 PM

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really upset to find out he was apparently all over CT last week and i knew nothing about it.

Yeah after he went to Woody's he went to Doogies in Newington. I guess there was an article in the Courant about it afterwards and they basically said Adam was kind of a dick to them. Who knows though maybe the reporter was being a douche.

Red Dog · 10-22-09, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Dog

DC should be interesting next episode. I have no idea what food challenges are around here. I figure he'll go to Ben's Chili Bowl for one segment.

Well I got that right.

Never heard of the other 2 places, although Annapolis isn't exactly DC. Fish place didn't look good to me but fried fish isn't exactly my favorite. Impressive effort again on the challenge. He's been able to knock down 2 milkshake challenges now. He couldn't do that the first time he faced one of those.

I'll be really interested in the Baltimore episode next week.

Deftones · 10-22-09, 10:47 AM

damn, that was impressive. 6 pound milkshake. i told my wife i think i could do that one easily, but the sandwich part would kill me.

Mankal · 10-26-09, 10:21 AM

I was disapointed with the DC episode. The chili dog looked like a penis with diarrhea on it.

09-25-09, 04:40 AM	#101
Ravenous DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Where the river Styxx ends... Posts: 3,221	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season Had a buddy from Philly and he made me a cheesesteak (he use to work at one of the places) and I said it looked ugly with the wiz and got pissed at me. Than he served me one of the best damn cheese steaks I have ever had. __________________ "How come Im seeing all this crap; Ive seen mods and reviewers with avatars but now people with lower statuses than me? What the hell!" My (Too Many) DVDs Wii Friend Code: 2036-1088-5135-3045 Mario Kart Wii Code: 1977-0748-1136

09-25-09, 11:50 AM	#105
whotony DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: earth ..."that's were i keep all my stuff" Posts: 6,773	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season Tony Luke also has a movie connection. He's in them and produces them. In Philly his steak shop is just as famous as the "big two" Geno's and Pat's. And that cheesesteak challenge was completely made up for the show. It isn't even listed on their website as a item and it never existed before that show. But from what I could tell and they said it was equal to 6 steaks, It looked more like the same as ordering 3 steaks with extra meat. Also I guess I'm calling out Adam on this one and even more Tony Luke. there was no way that challenge was a tough one. Adam almost finished in half the time and Tony Luke should have finished. I think they were making it look harder then it was so it didn;'t look to be a lame challenge. Also wiz is the cheese of choice but provo or american is also acceptable and preffered by many. __________________ "When he hits that ball in the middle of the bat there on that sweet spot, there 's no park in the league that can hold his balls in." Gary Matthews "What's going to happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy, here jam you and if it comes comes, it comes comes." http://www.prestonandsteve.com/audio/1342.mp3 My Countdown Counting down to: 9 years hard to believe. Last edited by whotony; 09-25-09 at 11:55 AM.

09-25-09, 02:13 PM	#106
Officer Cartman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Mount Laurel, NJ Posts: 355	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season I've eaten at Tony Luke's before, but only their Roast Pork sandwich.. How do their cheesesteaks stack up against Pats and Genos?

09-25-09, 02:17 PM	#107
whotony DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: earth ..."that's were i keep all my stuff" Posts: 6,773	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season Out of those three I would eat at Pat's then Geno's. When we were younger we would go to Pat's then genos and eat at least one steak from both places, usually after a game. not a fan of Luke's. the role is a little crispier but falls apart quickly. I'm tempted to do the challenge though, I wonder what he charges for it. Luke's does have a huge following and i know poeple who prefer it over both the other two. __________________ "When he hits that ball in the middle of the bat there on that sweet spot, there 's no park in the league that can hold his balls in." Gary Matthews "What's going to happen is that you jerk off the ball. You almost want to let this guy, here jam you and if it comes comes, it comes comes." http://www.prestonandsteve.com/audio/1342.mp3 My Countdown Counting down to: 9 years hard to believe. Last edited by whotony; 09-25-09 at 02:19 PM.

09-25-09, 02:33 PM	#108
Red Dog DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Directionally Challenged (for DirecTV) Posts: 77,547	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season I've only had Pat's before, but I would like to try the cheesesteak that Tony made in the Bobby Flay Throwdown episode. I think he called it an Italian Cheesesteak - it had broccoli rabe and provolone. __________________ "A question for you. Would you rather Bucknell make the NCAA's once every 20 years or so and get ass raped by teams like Kansas in the first round or have them drop down a rung to a confernce where they can compete for a title?" - Josh Hinkle 1st Round Final Scores: Bucknell 64 Kansas 63 \| Bucknell 59 Arkansas 55

10-09-09, 08:40 PM	#111
Me007gold Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 934	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season You can see adam get fatter as the season goes on.

10-09-09, 08:45 PM	#112
Deftones DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Arizona Posts: 44,827	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season that chili one didn't look too bad. i mean, he's getting pretty good at spicy challenges. either that or everyone else who does those challenges are a bunch of pussies. __________________ John Henson: McDonald's has dumped Kobe Bryant as their spokesperson and have replaced him with Yao Ming. Apparently McDonald's prefers Yao because he is a bigger international star, and he doesn't rape so much. "You are everything that's wrong with this forum".---SleepyW

10-09-09, 11:32 PM	#114
SPiRAL DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles , California Posts: 3,124	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season Why is he always wearing a jacket ? To make him look slimmer ? I love this show.

10-10-09, 02:55 AM	#115
collven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: TX USA Posts: 993	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season I don't know if it's him, or the editing, but they are getting better at making it look like he's going to fail when he ends up winning, and vice versa. He was really milking the difficulty of the chili challenge at first, then he just tore through 4 more bowls.

10-10-09, 07:38 AM	#116
Original Desmond DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 13,471	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season i always find my favourite food items are not from the main challenge in this last ep i love the horseshoe sandwiches, burger, chips, cheese sauce and topping, yum ! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DVDTALK LEGEND OTHER FORUM TEAM 7 LEADER Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, shag anything in sight

10-10-09, 12:44 PM	#117
Abob Teff DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Springfield, IL USA Posts: 3,644	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season Desmond, are you here in Central IL too? I don't know about the chilli challenge, since we've never been to Joe Rogers before ... we have been to Cozy Dog (although I missed that part of the episode) and D'Arcy's Pint though. I wondered the same thing about the chilli challenge -- if he was milking it or not -- the bowls didn't look very full or very big, so I don't think the quantity got him like he said. I would guess, based on the numbers before him, that it must be pretty hot (though that doesn't seem to come from fresh ingredients like most of the challenges). It looked awful greasy to me ... __________________ Don't believe everything you read on the internet; that's how World War I was started.

10-16-09, 11:38 AM	#118
Red Dog DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Directionally Challenged (for DirecTV) Posts: 77,547	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season Impressive that Adam put away that 6 lbs of food/shake in 30 minutes in Boise. That being said, I didn't find any of the featured dishes in the Boise episode particularly appetizing. DC should be interesting next episode. I have no idea what food challenges are around here. I figure he'll go to Ben's Chili Bowl for one segment. __________________ "A question for you. Would you rather Bucknell make the NCAA's once every 20 years or so and get ass raped by teams like Kansas in the first round or have them drop down a rung to a confernce where they can compete for a title?" - Josh Hinkle 1st Round Final Scores: Bucknell 64 Kansas 63 \| Bucknell 59 Arkansas 55

10-16-09, 05:19 PM	#120
Cardiff Giant DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New England Posts: 4,782	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season I saw Adam today in Hartford, CT, he was doing a challenge at Woody's hotdogs. I was going to eat there but the place was packed in anticipation of Adam. He's much thinner in person than he looks on TV, they were setting up a shot outside when I left and I glanced over and gave him a quick nod. So it sounds like this is on stop he'll do next season. I have no idea how he can do these challenges but damn is it entertaining. __________________ Dave Last edited by Cardiff Giant; 10-16-09 at 05:30 PM.

10-21-09, 05:28 PM	#121
mkdevo DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: East Haven & Stamford, CT Posts: 4,641	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season really upset to find out he was apparently all over CT last week and i knew nothing about it. __________________ Wii: 2832 2846 5575 0896 XBL: davepeck

10-22-09, 10:47 AM	#124
Deftones DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Arizona Posts: 44,827	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season damn, that was impressive. 6 pound milkshake. i told my wife i think i could do that one easily, but the sandwich part would kill me. __________________ John Henson: McDonald's has dumped Kobe Bryant as their spokesperson and have replaced him with Yao Ming. Apparently McDonald's prefers Yao because he is a bigger international star, and he doesn't rape so much. "You are everything that's wrong with this forum".---SleepyW

10-26-09, 10:21 AM	#125
Mankal DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Obama World, USA Posts: 1,390	Re: Man V. Food: 2nd Season I was disapointed with the DC episode. The chili dog looked like a penis with diarrhea on it.